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We pulled out of camp and waved goodbye to the local gopher tortoise this AM. We were lucky enough to catch site of a red-headed woodpecker - Victor's first sighting. Though not a listed species, we rarely see them in Ft. Myers. The Suwannee River State Park is prime habitat with lots of pine flatwoods. In the shade his head looked more maroon but I have seen them in the sunlight when the feathers really shine a strong red. Victor gets an ...

... enough for a couple nights, but I am so grateful to all of my friends and family that have offered up couches, beds, showers, and great company! I wouldn't recommend it for anyone over 5'8", and be sure and pull your passenger seat forward and put your thermarest on a diagonal. Before bed, blast your AC for several minutes before turning off the car and try and fall asleep real quick, before it gets hot and sweaty ...

... ramp. He was headed west and we wanted to go east. He stopped half-way up the ramp realizing his error quickly. Intuitively I blocked off traffic to the ramp with my bike so Ben could turn around and come back down, which he did without incident, thankfully.

Back on track, we rode out of the rain about 20 miles SE of Tupelo. The sun came out and we set our sights for Birmingham. ...

On September 15, 1963, a bomb explodes during Sunday morning services in the 16th Street Baptist Church in Birmingham, Alabama, killing four young girls.

The church bombing was the third in Birmingham in 11 days after a federal order came down to integrate Alabama’s school system. Fifteen sticks of dynamite were planted in the church basement, underneath what turned out to be the ...

My granddaughter, Kenna, told me I had missed her last two birthdays and could I please make this one. I was there for their Spring break and Erik, my daughter's boyfriend, asked me to stay for his graduation from the police academy. Little did I know it would put me there for over a month. It was a wonderful trip and everybody, including Erik's family, made me feel ...